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Esteban Torres

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Gerald Brom: The Child Thief (Hardcover, 2009, Eos)

Peter is quick, daring, and full of mischief—and like all boys, he loves to play, …

Review of 'The Child Thief' on 'Goodreads'

I grabbed this book I think just because of the author; didn't read the synopsis and when I finished one book just took it she started reading it; this, had no idea it was a fresh take on Peter Pan.

This gave me a nice perspective and some surprise when things started to fall into place.

Really nice storytelling (sans the bit of the policeman that ran because "left his stove on"...)

Loved the raw take on the old story and how unapologetic Peter is until Nick makes him see things as they truly are.

Definitely recommended

Robert Reid: Year Zero (2012)

Year Zero is a 2012 science fiction novel by Robert Reid. It was published by …

Review of 'Year Zero' on 'Goodreads'

Funny dumb easy to read book.

Don't read it expecting simmering Uber clever. But does the job of entertaining

Kind of follows the steps of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in comedy writing

Derek Landy, Derek Landy: Skulduggery Pleasant (2007)

Meet the great Skulduggery Pleasant: wise-cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary …

Review of 'Skulduggery Pleasant' on 'Goodreads'

Book is good enough for the type of writing. It is not really a YA book but more of a kid’s book with dark strokes at times.
Overall is quite entertaining and I can see the appeal for this book.

Don’t really know if I’m all that invested into the saga to continue with the next one (most likely yes) but is worth mentioning that it didn’t envelop me enough to make me want to keep consuming it like crazy